Ashburton Courier: November 12, 2020
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Four Musketeers on stage<br />
In rehearsals for the The Four Musketeers are (from left) Donna<br />
Topp, Denesa Chan, Mary Cressey and standin musketeer and<br />
production director Richard Norrish.<br />
PHOTO SUPPLIED.<br />
TheMethven Theatre<br />
Companyhas afun,<br />
frolickingmusical<br />
pantomime lined up to<br />
performlaterthismonth.<br />
The FourMusketeers is<br />
suitablefor all ages andwill<br />
feature all theelements of a<br />
classic pantomime,<br />
including genderfluidroles<br />
and the encouragementof<br />
audience participation.<br />
ShowdirectorRichard<br />
Norrishsaid thecast of 26<br />
includedregularstage<br />
performerGavin<br />
Templetoninthe baddie<br />
role andDale Stoliker as a<br />
crossdressing dame.<br />
Theneartwohour show<br />
would feature alavish<br />
wardrobe and flamboyant<br />
hair andmakeuptypicalof<br />
17thcentury France, he<br />
said.<br />
The showwas loosely<br />
based on the storyofthe<br />
Bike track works start at Hinds<br />
Construction of the Hinds<br />
School bike trackproject is<br />
under way with theoutline of<br />
the trackalready weaving its<br />
path around the exterior<br />
grounds of the school.<br />
Thepupilledprojecthas<br />
the experience of bike track<br />
engineerCam Bisset,who<br />
helped tweak and polishthe<br />
children’s originaldesign into<br />
a3Dmodel and the financial<br />
backingofnot only the school<br />
community but local<br />
businessesand individuals.<br />
It will cost around $20,000 to<br />
finish the 620 metrestrack<br />
which winds around unused<br />
areas of theschool grounds.<br />
But once completed it will<br />
have featureslike berms, asee<br />
saw, triplejumps andapump<br />
track.<br />
Agrand opening is being<br />
planned by the pupils once it is<br />
finished.<br />
Therural school wasmostly<br />
surrounded by 100km roading<br />
zones, so many of thepupils<br />
did not have safe areas to ride<br />
abike.And with State Highway<br />
1running through the middle<br />
of the town, biking to school for<br />
many was not ideal.<br />
The pupils were compelled<br />
to do something after having a<br />
wheels day at theschooland<br />
wanting to ride all thetime.<br />
School mates banded together<br />
to get aschool bike track.<br />
The senior class,<br />
Piwakawaka, put together a<br />
case study, madeaclaytabletop<br />
modeloftheir designideas<br />
and learnedskills from school<br />
parentssuchasKate<br />
Moorhead who spoketothe<br />
children about approaching<br />
businessesand organisations<br />
for sponsorship.<br />
Other fundraising ideas<br />
haveincludedhaving<br />
iceblockssales, sausage sizzles<br />
and an adventurerace event.<br />
Prelovedclothing wasalso<br />
sold during the school’s<br />
CountryDay event.<br />
Often usedareas of the field<br />
havebeenbuiltinto the<br />
designand willnot be<br />
affected.<br />
The trackwill have weaving<br />
and log sections as well as<br />
bypasses aroundsomeofthe<br />
trickyspots.<br />
The children arealso<br />
lookingtohave ashipping<br />
container on site to store<br />
ThreeMusketeers by<br />
AlexandreDumas andwould<br />
be entertaining,fun and<br />
would feature plenty of laughs<br />
andgoodmusic.<br />
‘‘Audience participation is<br />
definitelyencouraged and<br />
we’ll havethe words on abig<br />
screen, so there’s no excuses<br />
not to joinin.’’<br />
Thecast hasbeen<br />
rehearsing forthe last<strong>12</strong><br />
weeks.<br />
Three shows, all at 7.30pm,<br />
willbeperformed at theMt<br />
Hutt MemorialHall on<br />
<strong>November</strong> 19, 20 and21.<br />
Tickets cost $30for adults<br />
and$15 for those under 16,<br />
plus fees.<br />
They canbepurchased from<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />
Centre website<br />
(ateventcentre.co.nz)orby<br />
emailing to<br />
methventheatreco@gmail.<br />
com.<br />
Hinds School pupils Maisie Hancox, Isabella Wanderer, Emily<br />
Wilson and Skye Crossen at the start of the bike track under<br />
construction around the school grounds.<br />
spare bikes that children<br />
withoutbikes can use.<br />
The container willinclude a<br />
small workshop where<br />
children,using parents or<br />
bike shop owners, can be<br />
taught basic repairs and<br />
maintenance on thebikes.<br />
Great community support<br />
has included goldsponsorship<br />
from ruralcompanies suchas<br />
Rylib, Align, RuralTransport,<br />
Phillip WareingTransport<br />
and RangitataDairies.<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
15<br />
Planning<br />
for epic<br />
bowling<br />
fundraiser<br />
Planningiswell under way for<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> bowler Daniel<br />
Hopkinswho is embarking on a<br />
65hourbowlathon next<br />
month to raisemoney and<br />
awarenessfor CysticFibrosis<br />
(CF).<br />
MrHopkins’ daughter,<br />
Caitlin, 17, was diagnosed with<br />
CF at <strong>12</strong> weeks. The condition<br />
affects the lungs, pancreas and<br />
digestive system buthas no<br />
cure.<br />
Dan, along withwife Jessica,<br />
and Hampstead Bowling Club<br />
members,have been working<br />
behind the scenes to get<br />
bowlers andcorporate<br />
sponsors to help boost the<br />
event,set to take place from<br />
Wednesday December 2until<br />
noononSaturday December5.<br />
An auction fundraiser/social<br />
event at theclub wasplanned<br />
after the bowling marathon.<br />
“If anyone wishes to donate<br />
big items we canauction off, or<br />
smalleritems for raffles etc,if<br />
theycan please get in touch. It<br />
would be greatly appreciated,”<br />
he said.<br />
With supportfrom bowlers,<br />
and some nonbowlers, from<br />
aroundthe district, Mr Hopkins<br />
was thisweek planning the<br />
schedule for bowlers’twohour<br />
timeslots during the event.<br />
But hewasstill keen to hear<br />
from peopleable to donate to<br />
the cause, eitherbyemail at<br />
65hoursforCF@gmail.comor<br />
through the Givealittle page set<br />
up for theevent.<br />
All proceeds raised would go<br />
to CFNZ,includingdonations<br />
of entryfees fromplayers.<br />
Tucker toot<br />
in Rakaia<br />
The Rakaia Lionswill out and<br />
collectingnonperishable<br />
goods forthe St Mark’s Church<br />
communityfood cupboard on<br />
<strong>November</strong> 23.<br />
It isthe first Toot For Tucker<br />
initiative for the club and<br />
volunteerswill be on the streets<br />
in the township from 6pm.<br />
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